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and under this administration, under president obama, we have seen record deficits and a record debt accumulate, and yet he keeps demanding that we raise taxes to pay for more spending. this will only hurt our economy. ernst and young has done an analysis of the president's proposal and said it will cost several hundreds thousands of jobs. there is a better way and the speaker has laid it out. it is an approach that calls for tax reform by reforming the tax code and passing responsible spending cuts in order to get our fiscal house in order. that's what america wants. this is our opportunity to do the big things. this is our moment to provide that leadership that america desperately wants and we stand here ready to take the action necessary. >> the american people are hurting right now and now is the moment where we need to step up to the plate and solve the problem. i don't know how any of us can look our kids and grandkids in the eye and explain to them that we aren't willing to pay for the things we are enjoying today but just going to send them the bill. that's why republicans ha
and under this administration, under president obama, we have seen record deficits and a record debt accumulate, and yet he keeps demanding that we raise taxes to pay for more spending. this will only hurt our economy. ernst and young has done an analysis of the president's proposal and said it will cost several hundreds thousands of jobs. there is a better way and the speaker has laid it out. it is an approach that calls for tax reform by reforming the tax code and passing responsible spending...
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and that the obama administration could have built on that but instead the obama administration reset the clock, erased the past, in essence, and demanded a settlement freeze. what happened? why did annapolis fall away? why did that offer fall away? >> it is a manner of -- is a matter of well-established public record. i went to the region a few days after my appointment. it was in the midst of the israeli election campaign which was held on february 10, 2009. about two weeks before the election, omert made public the details of the offer that he had made during the annapolis process in his discussions with abbas. immediately, the major candidates to succeed ohlmert, prime minister netanyahu and the previous foreign minister rejected the proposal. prime minister netanyahu said publicly several times and privately that he did not agree with ohlmert's proposals, was not bound by them, rejected them completely, and would not accept them as the basis for further discussion. he told me that personally, directly. he said it publicly. numerous newspaper articles in that period reported that.
and that the obama administration could have built on that but instead the obama administration reset the clock, erased the past, in essence, and demanded a settlement freeze. what happened? why did annapolis fall away? why did that offer fall away? >> it is a manner of -- is a matter of well-established public record. i went to the region a few days after my appointment. it was in the midst of the israeli election campaign which was held on february 10, 2009. about two weeks before the...
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would-be disaster is is if the -- what would be disastrous as it if the obama administration had used the judiciary to oppose a solution on all 50 states that involved making doma unconstitutional and cutting off a debate when the other side made gains there is a lot of victories in something that is so far unique to the northeast and the pacific coast as a popular base movement should then be imposed on the midwest, the south and every other part of the country, 30 -- 32 states voted to prohibit it. >> i take my hat off to the the principles. -- for soundly embracing their principles. became ready for flight and they did not back down one bit when i came to their perspective. or abortion. -- where were the republicans? have republican showed up, maybe there would have been a difference. rex i want to say this, it is failed. that was a failure to put resources, focus, and energy into working on each constituency that could have voted down the bill. the pro-life democrats being a great example. about $1 million out of the $80 million that was spent had been focused on that, maybe it wo
would-be disaster is is if the -- what would be disastrous as it if the obama administration had used the judiciary to oppose a solution on all 50 states that involved making doma unconstitutional and cutting off a debate when the other side made gains there is a lot of victories in something that is so far unique to the northeast and the pacific coast as a popular base movement should then be imposed on the midwest, the south and every other part of the country, 30 -- 32 states voted to...
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president obama says the choice is whether you what my administration to have four more years -- when i came in we were losing 800,000 jobs a month, i had to stop the slide and depression, it continued for a year, we put a floor under it, and we are building the base of prosperity. romney says we messed it up, he did not fix it, throw him out, put us back in. and when you ask any question, he says see me about that after the election you have to understand. i am a jobs guy. i am a jobs guy. i am and jobs guy. i am a jobs guy. what about this, see me after the election? would you have signed the lily ledbetter equal pay law? no answer. he could not even say whether he would sign a law that is already on the books. why? no, what he wants to do is convince the moderate voters that he is a new man without explicitly disemboweling a single solitary commitment he made in the two years he said he was severe conservative mitt romney. now, he says i know people are upset, i know the economy is not back, and he discovered that middle-class incomes were flat and declining against inflation. anyb
president obama says the choice is whether you what my administration to have four more years -- when i came in we were losing 800,000 jobs a month, i had to stop the slide and depression, it continued for a year, we put a floor under it, and we are building the base of prosperity. romney says we messed it up, he did not fix it, throw him out, put us back in. and when you ask any question, he says see me about that after the election you have to understand. i am a jobs guy. i am a jobs guy. i...
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at the beginning of the obama administration, he served at treasury, and then went back to princeton and was the backed by the president to become the chairman of the council of economic advisors, a position he assumed a year ago. we're pleased to have you here, and everybody wants to know one thing. are we going to fall off the fiscal cliff or not? what is the answer? >> the answer is that we should not, because these are solvable problems. we are working away at them. the president yesterday met with business leaders to discuss end-of-the-year issues, the fiscal cliff, also areas of concern to business. the day before he met with labor leaders, other leaders, and the president's approach has been clear all along. he is looking for a balanced solution, a solution that is balanced in terms of raising additional revenue, raised from the most fortunate top 2% income earners in the u.s., also reduces spending, so i think the president's position has been clear. these are solvable problems. we have them within our capacity to solve them. it is a matter of political will. >> let's talk ab
at the beginning of the obama administration, he served at treasury, and then went back to princeton and was the backed by the president to become the chairman of the council of economic advisors, a position he assumed a year ago. we're pleased to have you here, and everybody wants to know one thing. are we going to fall off the fiscal cliff or not? what is the answer? >> the answer is that we should not, because these are solvable problems. we are working away at them. the president...
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that is why it was president obama who restore the cuts that is why it was president obama who restore the cuts in the small business administration program to make loans to small businesses and to put america on the side of small business again. that is why it was president obama who gave dozens of tax cuts to america's small businesses and because he believes we have to do this together. let me talk about the economy. the other night, i said the republican case against the president was will let him a mass, he did not fix it all, fire him, put us all back in. [laughter] his case is i stopped the slide into depression, i laid the foundation for the long road to recovery, we have begun it, and we have the building blocks of the modern, new, different economy. [applause] i believe it is important every american decide whether i was right when i said i believe that the economy sustained so much damage -- keep identified in the quarter that is the three months period before the president took office, the economy strong -- shrunk 9%. we were losing 750,000 jobs a month. the average middle-
that is why it was president obama who restore the cuts that is why it was president obama who restore the cuts in the small business administration program to make loans to small businesses and to put america on the side of small business again. that is why it was president obama who gave dozens of tax cuts to america's small businesses and because he believes we have to do this together. let me talk about the economy. the other night, i said the republican case against the president was will...
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i do not expect it to affect the strategic rocket was of the obama administration. because i think underneath this rhetoric coming debate the administration understands very well that none of the conditions that would be needed to make intervention of meaningful option are --in place./ i think there is a fundamental understanding that without the appropriate context defined in terms of those conditions intervention is off the table. however, where does this leave the regime? -- administration. you will excuse the confusion. and we refer to democracies as administrations. a slip of the tongue. it leaves the administration in the position of continuing to argue the same kind of economic and political pressures that have failed to produce an effect on the strategic calculus define that the casualty that we should stick with into the foreseeable future. this, i am afraid to say, is not the position that i think any administration wants itself to be in. the obama administration finds itself arguing that the best course is more of the same, even though conditions on the g
i do not expect it to affect the strategic rocket was of the obama administration. because i think underneath this rhetoric coming debate the administration understands very well that none of the conditions that would be needed to make intervention of meaningful option are --in place./ i think there is a fundamental understanding that without the appropriate context defined in terms of those conditions intervention is off the table. however, where does this leave the regime? -- administration....
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and on human rights, i am pleased the obama administration has moved. as we remember when pricked secretary clinton went to china she said she would not raise human rights and now is part of the dialogue. the president has made good progress there in my opinion and the governors opinioned, but from day one, governor rahm it will raise human-rights issues. after 14 incidents with philippine -- beginning last summer, secretary clinton did take some initiative in trying to get talks going. they had disappointment at the recent asian meeting. governor romney has said that is the start but we have to be firmer on the freedom of the seas. so there are differences in approach and especially on economic issues, you can expect more forward leaning, confrontational approach with china. >> matt just follow up on that and ask you how do you judge the seriousness of the rising set of problems concerning the south china sea? >> we have to take them very seriously. there are a number of countries that have resources and territorial claims in the area. these disputes h
and on human rights, i am pleased the obama administration has moved. as we remember when pricked secretary clinton went to china she said she would not raise human rights and now is part of the dialogue. the president has made good progress there in my opinion and the governors opinioned, but from day one, governor rahm it will raise human-rights issues. after 14 incidents with philippine -- beginning last summer, secretary clinton did take some initiative in trying to get talks going. they...
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the obama administration's war on faith must be defeated. we must win this war. [applause] we must protect this basic tenet of american freedoms, protect catholic hospitals and people of faith regardless of their domination, to stop president obama's policies in its tracks. we know that freedom does not come from government. it is not even granted by the constitution. it is a gift of a loving god. and it is the government's role to protect it. [applause] that is government's role. the federal role in safeguarding freedom is preeminently about defending our nation from foreign powers by securing the border and building a strong military. [applause] if washington would simply provide for the common defense, secure our borders, and deliver our mail on time, preferably on saturdays -- [laughter] i would be happy. i guess one out of three is not too bad. but they are too busy regulating. they are too busy regulating our freedoms and to fulfil their basic responsibilities and obligations. they are spending our country into a sea of debt their children may never be able
the obama administration's war on faith must be defeated. we must win this war. [applause] we must protect this basic tenet of american freedoms, protect catholic hospitals and people of faith regardless of their domination, to stop president obama's policies in its tracks. we know that freedom does not come from government. it is not even granted by the constitution. it is a gift of a loving god. and it is the government's role to protect it. [applause] that is government's role. the federal...
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. >> [speaking in chinese] >> in the past three years of during the obama administration, chinese-u.s. relations on a whole have maintain positive momentum of growth. in january of last year, president hu jintao came on a visit to the united states. he and president obama reached an important agreement on working together on building a corporate partnership based on mutual respect and mutual benefit, charting the course for the long term development of china-u.s. relations. we are glad to see that the two countries have further deepen the practical cooperation and a wide array of areas and carried out productive communications and coordination on a range of major international, regional, and global issues. >> [speaking in chinese] >> this morning and had a meeting with president obama. we had an in-depth exchange of views on the latter would relations and major issues of shared interest and reached a lot of new and important consensus. we all believe that the two sides should focus on our main interest and opened a new path of a quarter to partnership between major countries featuring
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the obama administration does not. what they're really doing, the administration, is jeopardize in any chance of convincing the american people that if congress were to pass an amnesty, there would be real enforcement down the line. host: let me show our viewers what the justices will be looking at when oral arguments begin wednesday. the ninth circuit court has blocked for parts of arizona's law. one of them, the requirement for police to verify immigration status of anyone stopped and suspected of being illegal. police can arrest any foreign citizens who may have committed an offense. those are the four parts of the arizona law the justices will be looking at. the ninth circuit court blocked those parts. arizona challenged that. that is why we are to the supreme court. i think there are about five other states with similar laws. alabama, georgia, indiana, south carolina, and utah. dan stein says they are holding off because they want to see what's the supreme court is going to do. guest: they've all seen arizona's ec
the obama administration does not. what they're really doing, the administration, is jeopardize in any chance of convincing the american people that if congress were to pass an amnesty, there would be real enforcement down the line. host: let me show our viewers what the justices will be looking at when oral arguments begin wednesday. the ninth circuit court has blocked for parts of arizona's law. one of them, the requirement for police to verify immigration status of anyone stopped and...
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the obama administration has islamic sympathy? >> you are way too quick for me. i apologize. >> i'm sure i'm not, know. i think you just don't like the question. >> you know, look. there is a fair question in there someplace, and it is this. to say that obama has islamic sympathys is not the same as saying he is an islamic or supports sharia. and i will make a broader point about the hard left, in general. there are many historical incidences of leftists and islamists working together. they exist right before our eyes now, and they have gone back more than half a century. that does not mean that the two of them agree on everything. they agree on a number of core things. they are both sympathetic to the idea of a totalitarian system. it is not the same totalitarian system, but they tend to combine with each other when they have a common enemy, but once there is not a common enemy, they have also fought with each other in history, so i do not know why there is a problem to say that obama has islamic sympathy but is not an islamic. >> the enemy of my enemy is my fri
the obama administration has islamic sympathy? >> you are way too quick for me. i apologize. >> i'm sure i'm not, know. i think you just don't like the question. >> you know, look. there is a fair question in there someplace, and it is this. to say that obama has islamic sympathys is not the same as saying he is an islamic or supports sharia. and i will make a broader point about the hard left, in general. there are many historical incidences of leftists and islamists working...
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many of you may have noticed that the obama administration has called war on the catholic church and other religious establishments. on the first day i will sign an executive order repealing every anti-religious act of the obama moment. the reason i'm comfortable telling you all this is i have been is studying what america needs to do. it has been since the fall of 1958 when my dad was stationed. i have been working for what we need to do i believe it is possible to get this country back on track. my commitment is to unleash the spirit of the american people to find new and innovative and positive things to do then seven days a week, to do them relentlessly and without stop to make sure we have fundamentally that america back on the right track. i pledge to each and every one if you if you will reach out across the country and use facebook and twitter and phone calls, if you will tell all of your friends in the other 46 states that there is a chance to nominate a conservative knows what he is doing here has done it before and has the courage to get it done, i promise you that if i be
many of you may have noticed that the obama administration has called war on the catholic church and other religious establishments. on the first day i will sign an executive order repealing every anti-religious act of the obama moment. the reason i'm comfortable telling you all this is i have been is studying what america needs to do. it has been since the fall of 1958 when my dad was stationed. i have been working for what we need to do i believe it is possible to get this country back on...
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guest: and then the obama guys said -- the bush administration -- the obama administration review it and it is full speed ahead. they are concerned about the past history. they had more controls and what exports and what is allowed to come in. now, it is very interesting. congress as well, the people who raise those concerns are strongly behind the program. host: tell us about the nuclear facility. how are they checking off all of the boxes by the international community to say, it is peaceful, go ahead. guest: a few things. they signed the uiaa, the nuclear watchdog. they signed them all. the former head of their nuclear program. u.n. officials coming pretty regularly. it means that the nuclear sites, you have all these weird folks. what is interesting, when you got there it is just flat terrain. they're hoping to begin construction this summer of the actual reactor. when you go there, you see a red flag which is exactly the reactors can go. iran is only about 100 miles away. there's this big red flag or the reactor will be. host: you have been there. you have been there with this f
guest: and then the obama guys said -- the bush administration -- the obama administration review it and it is full speed ahead. they are concerned about the past history. they had more controls and what exports and what is allowed to come in. now, it is very interesting. congress as well, the people who raise those concerns are strongly behind the program. host: tell us about the nuclear facility. how are they checking off all of the boxes by the international community to say, it is peaceful,...
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i spent a lot of my time studying the obama administration's emphasis in the scholarly world that what we pay more attention -- as the president said several times, we ought to cut things that do not work and spend more money on things that do work. so across-the-board cuts is absolutely the opposite of that, so that is a crazy thing to do. we made a promise, and i would slightly disagree -- i do agree that we ought to make decisions and we elect people to make wise decisions and so forth, but if we get sequestration, that will be a good down payment. so there is some progress, so let's give a little credit, even though they want someone else's fingerprints on a rather than the committee. it still is a move in the right direction. all things considered, it is a lousy way to do things, but we have to do it, and we have to do a lot more of it. there will be big political repercussions either way. if we continue to kick the can down the road, then there will be repercussions down the road. if we take big steps now, there will be repercussions now. the worst thing about the way we are doin
i spent a lot of my time studying the obama administration's emphasis in the scholarly world that what we pay more attention -- as the president said several times, we ought to cut things that do not work and spend more money on things that do work. so across-the-board cuts is absolutely the opposite of that, so that is a crazy thing to do. we made a promise, and i would slightly disagree -- i do agree that we ought to make decisions and we elect people to make wise decisions and so forth, but...
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the house energy and subcommittee will look at the obama administration's decision to deny a permit for construction of the keystone oil pipeline. live coverage gets a started at 8:00 a.m. eastern on c-span 2. on c-span 3, a congressional oversight hearing investigates the government's handling of fires that happened during some of the testing of the chevy volt electric vehicle and that gets started in one hour at 8:00 eastern. >> for more resources in the presidential race, use the campaign 2012 website to watch videos of candidates and the campaign trail. read the latest from candidates, political reporters, and people like you from social media sites at c-span.org/campaign 2012. >> coming up in a moment, today's news and your reaction to last night's state of the union speech by the president's, live on "washington journal." the house will be in session at 9:00 a.m. eastern. congresswoman gabrielle giffords will officially handed her resignation to house leaders this morning. a number of members will come to the floor to talk about their colleagues. the arizona democrat was shot when
the house energy and subcommittee will look at the obama administration's decision to deny a permit for construction of the keystone oil pipeline. live coverage gets a started at 8:00 a.m. eastern on c-span 2. on c-span 3, a congressional oversight hearing investigates the government's handling of fires that happened during some of the testing of the chevy volt electric vehicle and that gets started in one hour at 8:00 eastern. >> for more resources in the presidential race, use the...
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the first day of the obama administration, the businesses were closed at. benghazi is not a side issue. it is a very big issue. we all have to share and sacrifice right now. 48% of the people are on food stamps and welfare. i think everybody knows to be on the government dole, you just have to sit back and vote for a democrat. i think to ask for shared sacrifice is a little bit too late. guest: i think he is articulating what a lot of people who have been critics of the obama administration feel which is a problem president obama has to contend with. i think part of why he will look to republicans who he feels he can work with to bring them into the administration is precisely to help them understand these concerns. host: are the concerns spending concerns? she was talking about people who get government assistance. guest: deductions and loopholes are not going to affect you if you are not filing your tax returns. that is part of the mix and part of the debate leading up to the election and something he has to take into account because it reflects why these
the first day of the obama administration, the businesses were closed at. benghazi is not a side issue. it is a very big issue. we all have to share and sacrifice right now. 48% of the people are on food stamps and welfare. i think everybody knows to be on the government dole, you just have to sit back and vote for a democrat. i think to ask for shared sacrifice is a little bit too late. guest: i think he is articulating what a lot of people who have been critics of the obama administration...
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the obama administration has a tendency to put an overly rosy gloss on the situation in afghanistan. we may see more of that -- in the middle east, we may see things. one of the things we like to do is to have -- we do not have designated fact checkers so much as we have reporters we enlist. we bring in our experts. if the subject shifts, the one thing we have not mentioned -- to the extent we hear from joe biden, we are going to have a lot. he recently said that the raid to get bin laden was the most audacious act in the last 500 years. we just wrote a little piece saying, d-day? pearl harbo? 9-11? >> when he was talking about crime in michigan, -- you had to wait 20 minutes, the statistics were changing. things were getting more of a of line. we had three different misstatements. we are just about out of time. do we have time for any questions? i guess we do not. thank you for your attention. >> if one of the goals of the process is increasing [applause] the likelihood the candidates change their behavior, we hear that does not happen very often. the panelists have not taking credi
the obama administration has a tendency to put an overly rosy gloss on the situation in afghanistan. we may see more of that -- in the middle east, we may see things. one of the things we like to do is to have -- we do not have designated fact checkers so much as we have reporters we enlist. we bring in our experts. if the subject shifts, the one thing we have not mentioned -- to the extent we hear from joe biden, we are going to have a lot. he recently said that the raid to get bin laden was...
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mechanisms. >> what have we heard from the energy secretary which you and the obama administration? >> well, i haven't heard much from secretary chu but the obama administration is concerned about how the bill would play into the budget control act and there might not be enough funding left over at the end of the appropriations for the traditional bills, so they are concerned about that. that's why they have issued a full veto threat. >> tell us about the tone of the opponents. what are we hearing from democrats? >> well, each side is offering amendments that offer other priorities. on friday, there's a lot of democratic amendments that would increase funding for renewable energy programs and also today, and republicans are offering amendments that would bring the bill's cost down, including amendments that would take funding from the programs. >> where's the senate on their version of the spending bill? and talk about the timetable for a second on this house bill. >> sure. the democratic bill out of the appropriationses committee in april, and it was a 28-1 vote, so there was a lot
mechanisms. >> what have we heard from the energy secretary which you and the obama administration? >> well, i haven't heard much from secretary chu but the obama administration is concerned about how the bill would play into the budget control act and there might not be enough funding left over at the end of the appropriations for the traditional bills, so they are concerned about that. that's why they have issued a full veto threat. >> tell us about the tone of the...
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on behalf of president obama and the entire administration, congratulations on the 100th year of the profession of polyester and medicine -- a poet detrick madison -- podiatric madison. [no audio] [applause] [applause] you have a lot to be proud of. you really do have a lot to be proud of. i was talking with some board members earlier and i realized that i want to share with you how i got involved. many of you here are here for the same reason. when i was an intern, i attended the medical association of georgia. one of the intense issues that was being debated was sexually transmitted diseases. i stood up in a room with maybe 15 people or so and i said i had never seen certain diseases except in a textbook. the resolution passed. the georgia delegation for the bat resolution to the american medical association. they sent me to the ama to speak to the resolution. it also passed. within six months, every medical school in this country was encouraged to include sexually transmitted diseases as part of their core curriculum. i learned one person can make a difference whether it is in med
on behalf of president obama and the entire administration, congratulations on the 100th year of the profession of polyester and medicine -- a poet detrick madison -- podiatric madison. [no audio] [applause] [applause] you have a lot to be proud of. you really do have a lot to be proud of. i was talking with some board members earlier and i realized that i want to share with you how i got involved. many of you here are here for the same reason. when i was an intern, i attended the medical...
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the obama administration has already acknowledge the program is unworkable in its current form. however, the class act remains on the books. i strongly support ensuring americans have access to long-term care, but in order to move forward with a new plan we need to get the class act off the books. i urge my colleagues to support this bill and yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from new jersey. mr. pallone: i yield a minute and a half to the gentlewoman from connecticut, ms. delauro. the chair: the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized for a minute and a half. ms. delauro: madam speaker, i rise in strong opposition to the repeal of the class act. we are at another start of another session of the congress, and this majority is following the same playbook as last year. the american people are waiting for this institution to do something, anything to create jobs and restore our economic prosperity. instead of putting forward ideological bills that have nothing to do with jobs and that are intended to roll back health care and
the obama administration has already acknowledge the program is unworkable in its current form. however, the class act remains on the books. i strongly support ensuring americans have access to long-term care, but in order to move forward with a new plan we need to get the class act off the books. i urge my colleagues to support this bill and yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from new jersey. mr. pallone: i yield a minute and a half to the...
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we, the assembly call upon the hhs secretary kathleen sibelius and the obama administration to rescind this unjust ruling and respect the religious freedom guaranteed all americans by the first amendment. the orthodox have begun to be confident americans. the united voice of orthodoxy is being heard in a way that is, in the opinion of this baker, simply long overdue. the lines we formed today does much to give body into our efforts to call attention and defend religious liberty for every american. the once unknown christian witness from the east is now sinking deeper into new places including this land of the free and home of the brave. we bring our history and experience from recent times and we know the importance of not being intimidated and silent when something as precious as religious liberty is at stake. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, it is an honor to be here with you, my teacher, today and be part of such a distinguished panel of clergy. i recently came upon an extraordinary letter that was written in 1787 by dr. benjamin rush, then the formal physician in america. he was
we, the assembly call upon the hhs secretary kathleen sibelius and the obama administration to rescind this unjust ruling and respect the religious freedom guaranteed all americans by the first amendment. the orthodox have begun to be confident americans. the united voice of orthodoxy is being heard in a way that is, in the opinion of this baker, simply long overdue. the lines we formed today does much to give body into our efforts to call attention and defend religious liberty for every...
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what is the obama administration's view our assessment of libya moving forward? will democracy take hold in libya? if not, what are the challenges that prevent that? some have made the claim that the current administration is cooking the events in syria. what is your assessment there? >> dennis, i think that is to you. [laughter] >> first, i am not in the obama administration. i do not speak to the administration. they have plenty of spokespeople and i am not one of them. obviously, i was in the administration for most of what went on on libya, including the intervention and its aftermath. i think there is a continuing hope that what will emerge in libya is a government that is largely rep. it will be a government -- largely representative. it will be a government that is representative and inclusive. when you speak to the people who are in the administration verybya right now, they're much committed to trying to produce what would be a representative democracy. coming after gaddafi, in the absence of any institutions, is, in some ways, easier and harder. in othe
what is the obama administration's view our assessment of libya moving forward? will democracy take hold in libya? if not, what are the challenges that prevent that? some have made the claim that the current administration is cooking the events in syria. what is your assessment there? >> dennis, i think that is to you. [laughter] >> first, i am not in the obama administration. i do not speak to the administration. they have plenty of spokespeople and i am not one of them. obviously,...
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here is another job score -- obama, $250,000, romney, zero. [applause] the agreement the administration made with environmental groups, and labor, that was a good deal, too. good it will cut your gas prices in half, your gas bill. no matter what the price is, if you double the mileage of your car, you double the mileage. -- your bill is half of what it will -- would have been thereit will cut greenhouse gas emissions, and it will bring us half a million good jobs in the american economy. [applause] the president's energy strategy is helping, too. the boom in oil and gas production combined with greater energy efficiency, has driven oil imports to a 20-year low and renewable energy production has doubled. of course, we need a lot more new jobs. but there are already more than 3 million jobs open and unfilled in america, mostly because the people who apply for them do not yet have the required skills to renew them. -- to do them. even as we get americans new jobs, we have to prepare more americans for the new jobs that will be created. the old e
here is another job score -- obama, $250,000, romney, zero. [applause] the agreement the administration made with environmental groups, and labor, that was a good deal, too. good it will cut your gas prices in half, your gas bill. no matter what the price is, if you double the mileage of your car, you double the mileage. -- your bill is half of what it will -- would have been thereit will cut greenhouse gas emissions, and it will bring us half a million good jobs in the american economy....
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that is what the obama administration said for a couple of weeks. now they are conceding, it seems, that this was a calculated effort by probably an al qaeda operative. >> our position in the world, is that where we should be? should we be more or less involved? >> what we have to do is ask the question, what is the global footprint we need to protect our national interest and also the allies were obligated to? the congressman mentions the issue and libya. the fact of the matter is, having been in the military and having been in the department of defense, health policy board, dealing with issues, we know intelligence built over time. it is difficult sometimes to ascertain specifically what happened. i am not offending anybody, but some of these issues are more complex. what is the and the congressman is typical, chronic politicians stuff. everybody is wrong on the other side. the democrats and republicans do it. and everyone of these issues. i think it is really, really unfair because is it -- these issues are much more complex. when the incident ha
that is what the obama administration said for a couple of weeks. now they are conceding, it seems, that this was a calculated effort by probably an al qaeda operative. >> our position in the world, is that where we should be? should we be more or less involved? >> what we have to do is ask the question, what is the global footprint we need to protect our national interest and also the allies were obligated to? the congressman mentions the issue and libya. the fact of the matter is,...
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by the way, it is not the obama administration. i know that governor romney focuses on the obama administration but this began with the bush administration. i was a critic of it at the time. this was back in 2008, when i was not considering running for any kind of office again. i did make my opinions known within the administration that i thought what they were doing was wrong. they plowed ahead anyway and did some things i think or injury is to capitalism. what they should have done was let the market work. they started picking winners and losers -- does this sound familiar? once they decided picking winners and losers, the market decided we can wait. if they are going to pick, we will wait for them to do it. if they had stayed out of the market completely, i believe the market would have worked. would the auto industry look different? yes, but i think it would still be alive and well. why? because markets would have had to react and to what is necessary to be competitive. the facilities creating huge profits right now are there a
by the way, it is not the obama administration. i know that governor romney focuses on the obama administration but this began with the bush administration. i was a critic of it at the time. this was back in 2008, when i was not considering running for any kind of office again. i did make my opinions known within the administration that i thought what they were doing was wrong. they plowed ahead anyway and did some things i think or injury is to capitalism. what they should have done was let...
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obama's administration's sweeping it under the rug. it's that kind of administration from the word go. he prevented congress from being able to investigate a u.s. attorney and it just is continue to grip goodness and racist -- i raised my kids not to be racist but i have never seen a more racist person in my entire life. guest: i did not know the president had the power to tell congress they can't investigate something. but i think dave is emblematic of -- i shouldn't say emblematic, but here is a registered democrat to vote republican and we have all lot of that in north florida -- people who are registered democrats. we call them reagan democrat. they tend to vote republican at the top of the ticket but i would guess you voted democrat in your local elections and that's an important demographic. if the president does well, a lot of rural areas but who has directly vote top of the ticket republican. but if he can hold his own, he can hold the state. >> but me get your take on foreign-policy issues. that was the topic earlier this week
obama's administration's sweeping it under the rug. it's that kind of administration from the word go. he prevented congress from being able to investigate a u.s. attorney and it just is continue to grip goodness and racist -- i raised my kids not to be racist but i have never seen a more racist person in my entire life. guest: i did not know the president had the power to tell congress they can't investigate something. but i think dave is emblematic of -- i shouldn't say emblematic, but here...
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i can only guess what putin makes of the obama administration. he got a congratulatory call from the oval office spirit then that exchange picked up by a microphone that president obama did not know was on. he told putin to give him space. why is that flexibility with russian leaders is more important to him than transparency for the american people? [applause] now the president did have a moment of candor the other day. he said the actions of venezuelan dictator hugo chavez have not had a serious national security impact on us. in my view, inviting hezbollah into our hemisphere is severe, serious and a threat. i will recognize it as such. [applause] but at least he was being consistent. this is the president who faltered when the iranian people were looking for support in their struggle against the ayatollah. that uprising was treated as an inconvenient problem for the president of policy engagement instead of a moral opportunity. that misjudgment should never be -- when unarmed men and women find the courage to stand against their oppressors, t
i can only guess what putin makes of the obama administration. he got a congratulatory call from the oval office spirit then that exchange picked up by a microphone that president obama did not know was on. he told putin to give him space. why is that flexibility with russian leaders is more important to him than transparency for the american people? [applause] now the president did have a moment of candor the other day. he said the actions of venezuelan dictator hugo chavez have not had a...
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over and c-span 3, a house energy subcommittee will hold a hearing on the obama administration's decision to deny a permit for construction of the keystone oil pipeline that would have carry oil from canada to the u.s. we will hear from the president of the trans canada corp. live at 10:00 a.m. eastern. >> the cspan road to the white house takes you to the candidate yvette spam my leadership cut taxes 19 times and cast over 800 vetoes. we balance the budget every single year we kept our schools first and the nation. my leadership and the obama year and begin a new era of american prosperity. >> there is a mess up in washington and they have given us a lousy foreign-policy, a lousy a budget and they have given as a lousy recession. the wonderful thing that is happening is that makes grass roots people realize that the problem is too much government. we need more personal liberty. >> if you are prepared to do what it takes to make sure that we change direction not just the presidency but the congress, the bureaucracy, the judges, the policies so that the entire system gets on the right trac
over and c-span 3, a house energy subcommittee will hold a hearing on the obama administration's decision to deny a permit for construction of the keystone oil pipeline that would have carry oil from canada to the u.s. we will hear from the president of the trans canada corp. live at 10:00 a.m. eastern. >> the cspan road to the white house takes you to the candidate yvette spam my leadership cut taxes 19 times and cast over 800 vetoes. we balance the budget every single year we kept our...
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in ft, the obama administration, when it took, after the first few months when it was in office and could be credited with responsibility for the economy, s produced more private sector jobs than the entire bush admferings in eight years. -- administration in eight years. the job loss that's gone negative has been slashing in the public sector, primarily teachers and firefighters and police officers at the state and local level. mr. speaker, the strategy here is to continue punting. our republican friends are punting on the farm bill. our republicanriends are punting on s.g.r. they're now proposing a budget solution that gets us past the election because they can't face up to their own tea party extremists and they're split. may i ha 30 seconds? mr. levin: i yield the gentleman 15 seconds. mr. blumenauer spak that's -- mr. blumenauer: that's what is at sfake here. i suggest we take what we can agree on, the 98% of this tax reduction, agree on that, not punt, give some real certainty and then have an honest debate about their proposal to increase taxes on the middle class at the expense of
in ft, the obama administration, when it took, after the first few months when it was in office and could be credited with responsibility for the economy, s produced more private sector jobs than the entire bush admferings in eight years. -- administration in eight years. the job loss that's gone negative has been slashing in the public sector, primarily teachers and firefighters and police officers at the state and local level. mr. speaker, the strategy here is to continue punting. our...
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ambassadors from both the bush and obama administration's. this discussion is moderated by kimberly dozier. it is an hour and 20 minutes. >> needless to say, the long war in iraq has ended at an enormous cost of lives and treasure. we're looking back at iraq war. we have assembled a superb panel to look back and consider the implications of the iraq war. i cannot think of a better moderator than kimberly dozier. she is an associated press reporter for intelligence and counter terrorism. she covered national security for pbs news in washington from 2007-2010. in her 14-year overseas, she covered at least in europe, the bbc. she was wounded in a famous car bombing in iraq in 2006. her memoir recounts her attack and recovery. jews very gracious to donate proceeds to a charity. -- she was very gracious to donate proceeds to a charity. please welcome me in welcoming her. [applause] >> thank you. i appreciate that many people have come back to sit down for the panel in the middle of the afternoon. we have a great group of people here. three of them
ambassadors from both the bush and obama administration's. this discussion is moderated by kimberly dozier. it is an hour and 20 minutes. >> needless to say, the long war in iraq has ended at an enormous cost of lives and treasure. we're looking back at iraq war. we have assembled a superb panel to look back and consider the implications of the iraq war. i cannot think of a better moderator than kimberly dozier. she is an associated press reporter for intelligence and counter terrorism....
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administration. >> president obama spoke at several fund-raising of fans in new york city including his 100th of the campaign season. once thought was that the abc kitchen restaurant for a half- hour speech. >> hello, new york. it is glad to b-- it is good to be back here. the event coaches. thank you. we have a couple of elected officials here. i want to thank all of the talent who participated. ben folds, the roots. malia is a big "parks and recreation standpoint -- "parks and recreation" fan. i want to thank him. i have more twitter followers then you, man. i want to keep him, and hungary. we all have someone that does that, fortunately i have mashel -- michelle. this is an incredible tapestry of what new york is all about. i also want to say to all of the asian-americans and pacific islanders to help to get this program off the ground. my roots back in hawaii and the incredible visit we made to india a year ago. it was a little discouraging. opened up the papers and there to headlines. president obama visit india and michelle obama rocks india. so, this is my life. it keeps me h
administration. >> president obama spoke at several fund-raising of fans in new york city including his 100th of the campaign season. once thought was that the abc kitchen restaurant for a half- hour speech. >> hello, new york. it is glad to b-- it is good to be back here. the event coaches. thank you. we have a couple of elected officials here. i want to thank all of the talent who participated. ben folds, the roots. malia is a big "parks and recreation standpoint --...
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the obama administration has run away from its earlier incendiary rhetoric suggesting this is about racial profiling. it's clear to me this is a political lawsuit, that the administration says this lock conflicts with its political parties and has to be thrown out by the court. but that is not to the way our constitution works or how our federal system works. the court will rule in favor of 1070, at least. the provisions least that thank you. >> the supreme court will decide arizona oppose immigration case later in the term. you can listen to the oral argument friday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. for more information, go to c- span.org. >> this year's studentcam competition asks students across the country what part of the constitution was important to them and why. today's first prize winner in high school selected article 1. patents and copyrights is one of the essential powers given to the federal government in our nation's founding. >> one of the enumerated powers of the congress, patent laws. >> whenever i'm working on a video project, copyright it is important. this goes back
the obama administration has run away from its earlier incendiary rhetoric suggesting this is about racial profiling. it's clear to me this is a political lawsuit, that the administration says this lock conflicts with its political parties and has to be thrown out by the court. but that is not to the way our constitution works or how our federal system works. the court will rule in favor of 1070, at least. the provisions least that thank you. >> the supreme court will decide arizona...
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this morning you heard a lot about the kinds of programs the obama administration has put a dent a place. thell focuse more pon enemy since he heard a lot about our side of the equation today. and look at the challenges we face a had a bit more than the programs we have and the place to deal with them. on the bottom line, dan and i are in violent agreement on most of these points. you will hear a lot of amen choruses out of me. i hope to put in a few nuances on a few particular issues. and that me begin where dan began -- four years ago. we were on the edge of calamity in south asia. not only with the al qaeda core virtually under no pressure whatsoever, we had just seen the worst terrorist attack since 9/11, the attack on the city of mumbai. we now know a great deal more. it was a combo platter between the group everyone gives credit for, the so-called army of the pure, as well as the pakistani intelligence services. we know that from the testimony s. two americans in court we have good reason to believe there was a third player planning the operation which has maintained a very low pro
this morning you heard a lot about the kinds of programs the obama administration has put a dent a place. thell focuse more pon enemy since he heard a lot about our side of the equation today. and look at the challenges we face a had a bit more than the programs we have and the place to deal with them. on the bottom line, dan and i are in violent agreement on most of these points. you will hear a lot of amen choruses out of me. i hope to put in a few nuances on a few particular issues. and that...
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the house energy subcommittee yesterday held a hearing on the obama administration's decision to deny a permit for the keystone x.l. oil pipeline. it would have carried canadian oil across the u.s. to texas. the state department's assistant secretary for science and the environment testifies about how the administration made the pipeline decision. this is two hours. >> we're delighted you're here on the second row, and hope you'll enjoy the hearing as well. today's hearing gives us the opportunity to learn why the obama administration denied a permit to build the keystone pipeline from canada through parts of the united states. how could the obama administration, when presented with the chance to create thousands of jobs and at the same time significantly reduce our dependence on oil from the middle east say no to the american people? today we will examine how such a harmful decision was made and explore opportunities to reverse that decision while administration struggled to find a rational decision to reject the construction of keystone pipeline. we're going to look for ways to buil
the house energy subcommittee yesterday held a hearing on the obama administration's decision to deny a permit for the keystone x.l. oil pipeline. it would have carried canadian oil across the u.s. to texas. the state department's assistant secretary for science and the environment testifies about how the administration made the pipeline decision. this is two hours. >> we're delighted you're here on the second row, and hope you'll enjoy the hearing as well. today's hearing gives us the...
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what is the first item for the second obama administration? guest: the first question is the so-called fiscal cliff, which no one wants the country to go over but no one as a way to fix. the president will spend most of the next year working on that. he will have staff issues to work on with turnover in his cabinet, and the senior levels in the west wing as well. those are the most pressing things he will take on first. host: margaret talev, what did you hear from him wednesday about negotiations on the fiscal cliff? guest: you heard him say he reached out to leadership and that he was serious about tackling this. vice president joe biden, in more detail, also said that he has had conversations and they are serious about doing this. a big part of this is in terms of perception, is the president reaching out and engage in more than he has in the past, and not just with republicans, but his own party. host: bloomberg's headline -- "dial tumble's most in one year after presidential elections." guest: what if he had not reached out, right? part of
what is the first item for the second obama administration? guest: the first question is the so-called fiscal cliff, which no one wants the country to go over but no one as a way to fix. the president will spend most of the next year working on that. he will have staff issues to work on with turnover in his cabinet, and the senior levels in the west wing as well. those are the most pressing things he will take on first. host: margaret talev, what did you hear from him wednesday about...
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the obama administration has already said they are not going to implement the class act. nobody is going to have access to it anyway. it is largely a political exercise by house republicans who see it as a big failure. they want to be able to tell voters that even though they cannot repeal obamacare, they have appealed as much of it as they can. this is one area they will be able to vote to repeal. >> you attended a briefing earlier today. what is the take on housing numbers? >> steny hoyer is the democratic whip. he is quick to report that democrats are not passing jobs bill. he is taking a swipe at the class act. do not do anything to create jobs. however, republicans did just rollout in major bill around the highway trust fund. it is going to take a while to process. the house is going to be active on that. republicans are going to push back on that. they are not doing anything to create jobs. >> he is washington correspondent for the takeover. thank you for the update. in a few moments, the head of in a little more than 20 minutes, you will hear from newt gingrich in
the obama administration has already said they are not going to implement the class act. nobody is going to have access to it anyway. it is largely a political exercise by house republicans who see it as a big failure. they want to be able to tell voters that even though they cannot repeal obamacare, they have appealed as much of it as they can. this is one area they will be able to vote to repeal. >> you attended a briefing earlier today. what is the take on housing numbers? >>...
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the obama administration has added about 135,000 government workers. that is a lot people. it these entrepreneurs here, they do not begin to employ that many. it is a huge number of people. and the problem with 135,000 more government workers is not just that they have to be paid and have to get retirement benefits and pensions and so forth, but they have to do something. and they do. they intrude in your life. they audit you, inspect you, regulate you. there are too many government workers. [applause] i look forward to eliminating government programs, not just cutting them, getting rid of some of them. do you know how many job training programs we have? we need job training programs for people who find themselves out of work and need new skills and get new kinds of jobs. but we have 49 different job training programs at the federal level. and a report to eight different agencies. think of the administrators, the bureaucrats, the salaries, pensions, the health-care cut. it is just outrageous. i would take all of that money and i would give delaware their fair share and say,
the obama administration has added about 135,000 government workers. that is a lot people. it these entrepreneurs here, they do not begin to employ that many. it is a huge number of people. and the problem with 135,000 more government workers is not just that they have to be paid and have to get retirement benefits and pensions and so forth, but they have to do something. and they do. they intrude in your life. they audit you, inspect you, regulate you. there are too many government workers....
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when one of the catholic bishops try to communicate that to army chaplains, the obama administration said the can and do that because your language is judicious. -- is seditiousthey made them change the letter of a bishop to his people. freedom is at stake in this election. we need to be the voice of freedom. [cheers and applause] in that founding document, they sign their names. -- those founders signed their names. the last clause of that document said we pledge our lives, our fortune, and our sacred honor. every generation of americans does not create freedom. they have a harder job. they have to maintain freedom. your charge tonight here in missouri, and because we are not done yet, we have a caucus coming up. [cheers and applause] you can go out and pledge not your life i -- lives but maybe your fortune and your honor that you stand on. ricksantorum.com is the website. your honor is at stake. you can go out and preserve the greatest country in the world. thank you all and god bless. [cheers and applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright
when one of the catholic bishops try to communicate that to army chaplains, the obama administration said the can and do that because your language is judicious. -- is seditiousthey made them change the letter of a bishop to his people. freedom is at stake in this election. we need to be the voice of freedom. [cheers and applause] in that founding document, they sign their names. -- those founders signed their names. the last clause of that document said we pledge our lives, our fortune, and...
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it is a day of shame for the obama administration. we are a place of freedom. here and around the world. we should stand up and defend freedom were ever is under attack. [applause] -- wherever it is under attack. [applause] congresswoman bachmann said that you have a choice. america does. between reelecting barack obama or me. there is a dramatic difference between how we would leave the country. this president wants to lead it forward, so he says. if the last three and a half years are his definition of forward, i would hate to see what backboards looks like. [laughter] [applause] that contrast is clear. when it comes to energy, he says he is for all of the above. i tried to square that with the record that the governor described. the governor indicated he has made it harder to get natural gas, for coal, drill for oil. how could he be for all of the above? he is for all the sources of energy that come from above the ground. the energy sources that come from below, he does not like. if i am president, i will put virginia to work and getting energy above and bel
it is a day of shame for the obama administration. we are a place of freedom. here and around the world. we should stand up and defend freedom were ever is under attack. [applause] -- wherever it is under attack. [applause] congresswoman bachmann said that you have a choice. america does. between reelecting barack obama or me. there is a dramatic difference between how we would leave the country. this president wants to lead it forward, so he says. if the last three and a half years are his...
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secretary, can you talk about the levels of oil production under president obama's administration? as production increased or decreased? have new lands been opened up for drilling in this administration? >> as you pointed out, during the obama administration, the production of petroleum liquids in the united states has increased. now i believe it is the highest it has been in over eight years. also, as you pointed out, the fraction of the oil we import has declined 60%. now it is below 50%. 48%. they are showing signs of further decline. fewer dollars abroad. as we produce more oil here domestically, that leads to job creation in america. the administration is very supportive of this increase in gas and oil >> as it relates to the importation of oil, can you discuss the amount of oil being imported today as compared to before president obama took office? are we importing more or less oil from foreign countries under this in administration? >> we are importing less. again, lest in the last 16 years, if my memory serves me correctly. >> for the record, as american consumption of gas
secretary, can you talk about the levels of oil production under president obama's administration? as production increased or decreased? have new lands been opened up for drilling in this administration? >> as you pointed out, during the obama administration, the production of petroleum liquids in the united states has increased. now i believe it is the highest it has been in over eight years. also, as you pointed out, the fraction of the oil we import has declined 60%. now it is below...
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it is an intellectual approach which makes the obama administration so dangerous. now, a good thing is, because almost every american believes we have to have energy independence, we can build a political majority to drill in the united states, to develop our resources, and to create enormous energy. when we do that, we will create enough royalties, literally the estimate of people in north dakota is if we were to open up the federal land and open up offshore, we would generate $16 trillion to $18 trillion in revenue. [applause] that is enough that if we set it to one side and balance the budget, which i did for four consecutive years and the only speaker of the house in your lifetime to have done that -- [applause] so if we went back to a balanced budget and applied the royalties to paying off the debt, we would literally in our lifetime pay off of the national debt, which would mean that we are free of the saudis and the chinese bondholders simultaneously with the same strategy. [applause] now, in doing that, keeping $500 billion per year and at home that we are
it is an intellectual approach which makes the obama administration so dangerous. now, a good thing is, because almost every american believes we have to have energy independence, we can build a political majority to drill in the united states, to develop our resources, and to create enormous energy. when we do that, we will create enough royalties, literally the estimate of people in north dakota is if we were to open up the federal land and open up offshore, we would generate $16 trillion to...
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what is the obama administration's plan? what is the significant plan you are putting forward to take on and to show some leadership on this? >> as the european leaders have said in public, we have played a role in encouraging them to move much more aggressively to contain the damage from this crisis. we have been careful to where we have the ability to help that context mitigates the pressure on us. we have done that. we have also been very supportive of the imf coming in providing some assistance in that context. we will continue to do that. but the solution to this problem will have to come from the europeans. they will have to finance it. it has to sit with their politics and economics. we cannot want this more than that. what we can do is try to put -- as much pressure as we can on them to move more quickly and credibly to adjust this. >> the gentleman's time has expired. the chair recognizes the gentleman from massachusetts for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman . mr. secretary, some people think he did not do en
what is the obama administration's plan? what is the significant plan you are putting forward to take on and to show some leadership on this? >> as the european leaders have said in public, we have played a role in encouraging them to move much more aggressively to contain the damage from this crisis. we have been careful to where we have the ability to help that context mitigates the pressure on us. we have done that. we have also been very supportive of the imf coming in providing some...
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was it a lack of support from the obama administration? >> you got caught off. >> i said to the president and secretary of state when they ask me to take this position, that i was willing and able to go. precisely because i have been there for five years. i said to the president i cannot do five years here. i cannot commit to you to even a full presidential term. he said what will you do? i committed to two years. going to do something unusual. we are right at the end. if you have a 32nd comment, the go over i turn up the microphone. -- you have a 32n second comments and if you go over a turn off the microphone. as rapidly as you can, then we will finish. we will see if it works. >> i am actually lived in tel aviv and my concern is the shift in democratic values. there are a number of increasing bills. one of the biggest limitations and progressing are those that prevent a prime minister from taking a significant lead. are you concerned? >> when i was in the state department, there were 20,000 israeli settlers. people back then in cia and
was it a lack of support from the obama administration? >> you got caught off. >> i said to the president and secretary of state when they ask me to take this position, that i was willing and able to go. precisely because i have been there for five years. i said to the president i cannot do five years here. i cannot commit to you to even a full presidential term. he said what will you do? i committed to two years. going to do something unusual. we are right at the end. if you have a...
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. >> the obama administration came down with the policy that said in her program, she cannot teach abstinence as a preferable way of avoiding out of wedlock births. and she can't talk about marriage. she can't talk about marriage as anything other than an alternative life style that's no better or no worse than any other life style. my question is, why? >> when the president adopts the stimulus package of hundreds of billions of dollars that nobody has read, and then discovers to his great surprise two years later as he himself put it that the shovel-ready jobs weren't shovel-ready and the stimulus fails but leaves us $800 million deeper in debt, at some point, he has to take responsibility, that was his plan, his proposal. it failed. >> candidates meet with voters to get their message out. >> thank you. >> after the polls close saturday evening, we'll show you the results from south carolina along with candidate speeches and your phone calls. >>> coming up, food's news, your e-mails and calls. live on this morning's washington journal. later this morning, more from the conference of mayors i
. >> the obama administration came down with the policy that said in her program, she cannot teach abstinence as a preferable way of avoiding out of wedlock births. and she can't talk about marriage. she can't talk about marriage as anything other than an alternative life style that's no better or no worse than any other life style. my question is, why? >> when the president adopts the stimulus package of hundreds of billions of dollars that nobody has read, and then discovers to...
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gas prices topped four dollars a gallon in some places and the obama administration is under pressure to boost production. interior department announced a plan to streamline permits for land-based trilling and last week salazar moved a step closer to allow surveys off of the atlantic coast to determine what oil and gas resources exist in that area. when he appeared with president obama to accept the nomination, he created a buzz by wearing a cowboy hat at the white house. even after all of these years, he wears his stetson so frequently that almost every prayer for a piece makes an mention. this introduction without the complete without saying something. even though you did not wear it today, because we are indoors, welcome to the national press club. [applause] to run for office. she defeated her opponents. did she is no stranger to politics. thank you for being a part of this and been the chair of the speaker's committee and to debra, thank you for helping put this event together. all of the tables, to members of our team who are here and people i have worked with for a long time. i
gas prices topped four dollars a gallon in some places and the obama administration is under pressure to boost production. interior department announced a plan to streamline permits for land-based trilling and last week salazar moved a step closer to allow surveys off of the atlantic coast to determine what oil and gas resources exist in that area. when he appeared with president obama to accept the nomination, he created a buzz by wearing a cowboy hat at the white house. even after all of...
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failed washington policies represented in the form of the obama administration. the question has never been whether obama must go or -- but what kind of leadership is needed to replace him to get this country back on track. we do the american no great service if we replace the current embodiments of the government with a lukewarm version of the same. we need to stop pretending the main goal of the republican governance is to do the same thing as democrats. quit believing that. quick doing that. we did not lose the house on hand to dozen 6 because of an unpopular war but because the republican party traded in its calling card of fiscal conservatism on the road to the corrupting your marks, excessive spending, and bigger government. that is why we lost. what 2012 baht vs is the chance to arf -- offer a different vision for america. we cannot tinker our way to victory. we have to be bold. we have to be clear. we must embrace constitutional conservatism. the argument is not just about how much we spend on various programs. we can never outspend or out- pander the lib
failed washington policies represented in the form of the obama administration. the question has never been whether obama must go or -- but what kind of leadership is needed to replace him to get this country back on track. we do the american no great service if we replace the current embodiments of the government with a lukewarm version of the same. we need to stop pretending the main goal of the republican governance is to do the same thing as democrats. quit believing that. quick doing that....